Today, several pharmaceutic and non-pharmaceutic approaches exist to treat psychiatric
and neurological diseases. Because of the lack of treatment procedures that are medication …

The THESEUS project (Towards Human Exploration of Space: a EUropean Strategy) was
initiated within the seventh Framework Programme by the European Commission. This …

Beside its positive impact on physical health, exercise is indicated to positively affect
cognitive performance based on a relocation of cortical activity. This study examined the …

Long-duration exercise has been linked with the psychological model of flow. It is expected
that the flow experience is characterized by specific changes in cortical activity, especially a …

Recently, virtual environments (VEs) are suggested to encourage users to exercise
regularly. The benefits of chronic exercise on cognitive performance are well documented in …

Keeping astronauts healthy during long duration spaceflight remains a challenge. Artificial
gravity (AG) generated by a short arm human centrifuges (SAHC) is proposed as the next …

Aging, lack of physical activity, and sedentary lifestyle cause disorders of the sensorimotor
integration of postural control. The role of support afferentation in changes in the cortical …

Aim The aim of this study was to determine psychophysiological responses and cognitive
performance after a single bout of artificial gravity, in order to investigate its use as a …

Here we present the major risks to human health and performance from prolonged exposure
to the space environment. These are based on effects due to the main spaceflight hazards …

Encoding muscular force output during voluntary contractions is widely perceived to result,
at least in part, from modulations in neuronal activity within the sensorimotor cortex …